Nollywood veteran actor, Enebeli Elebuwa,goes home

The remains of late Nollywood actor, Enebeli Elebuwa, who died last December, in New Delhi, India, was laid to rest yesterday at the Victoria Court Cemetery, Ajah, Lagos, in the presence of family and friends. Amongst Nollywood colleagues that graced the occasion were Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD), Justus Esiri (MON), Monalisa Chinda, Emeka Okafor and Mike Ezuruonye and a few others.

Elebuwa’s final journey began on Wednesday with a candle light procession and Night of Tribute, organised by the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, at the celebrity hangout, O’jez, National Stadium, Surulere.The candle light procession kicked off from Masha roundabout, in Surulere and terminated at the National Stadium where Elebuwa’s colleagues in the movie industry paid their last respect to him.A wake-keep was held in his honour on Thursday in his honour at NTA Channel 10 ground, Tejuosho, Yaba and was attended by the cream of society.

Elebuwa was interred at Victoria Court Cemetery at Ajah,Lagos after a requiem mass at St Michael’s Catholic Church,Lafiaji,Lagos.There will be thanksgiving mass also at Michael’s Catholic Church, Lafiaji, in Lagos on Sunday.

Elebuwa died after suffering from several health challenges which required extensive hospital stays in the country before he was finally flown to India, where he gave up the ghost.His remains arrived at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, on December 15, 2012 and was received by the children and few members of the family.Elebuwa was well known for the role he played as Andrew in a campaign by the Federal Government in the 1980s to discourage Nigerians from fleeing the country.